Refuse-disposal apparatus



Aug. 19, 1930. P. A. MOESSMER 1,773,235

REFUSE DISPOSAL APPARATUS Filed April 13, 1927 INVENTOR I 5 4 v I i I H l v l I v i fa Z .Jfess en J Y M" "HHIl Hllh. m I -H 1 ATTOR Y Patented Aug. 19, 1930 PAULA. MOESSMER, 015 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA REFUSE-DISPOSAL APPARATUS Application filed April 13,

My invention relates to disposal apparatus for domestic refuse, and it has for a purpose the provision of an apparatus which is associated with the drainboard of a sink and the wall of a house to permit the disposal of refuse through the drainboard and the ultimate removal of the refuse from the outside of the house, thereby eliminating the neces sity of carrying the refuse out of the house.

t is also a purpose of my invention to provide a refuse disposal apparatus of the above described character which permits dis posal of perishable refuse, such as garbage, separately from imperishable refuse, such as cans, bottles and the like, the garbage being deposited in one receptacle and the imperish able refuse in another, thereby permitting the separate collection of the two.

I will describe only one form of refuse disposal apparatus embodying my invention and will point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In theaccompanying drawings,

F igurel is a view showing in perspective one form, of refuse disposal apparatus embodying my invention in applied position to the outer wall of a house and the drainboard Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective View of the outside of the house wall with the housing of the apparatus in applied position therein; y

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the apparatus taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 4:, with the chute in the position it occupies when'applying or removing the same to or from the upper housing;

Figure 6 is a reduced plan view of the annulus and finish plate of the receptacle;

Figure 7 is afragmentary sectional view showing the positioning lug forthe annulus;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the chute lug.

Referring specifically to the drawings, my invention, in its resent embodiment, comprises a housing formed of sheet metal or 1927. Serial No. 183,529.

any other suitable material, and preferably of rectangular form, the housing in applied position being locked beneath the drainboard D of a sink S and extending throu h the outer wall of a house, as illustrated in igure 2, so that its outer side is substantially flush with the outer surface of the wall. By means of a partition 15, the housing is divided interiorly into compartments l6 and 17, to which access may be'had for inserting or removing cans or receptacles 18 and 19, respectively, through the medium of a door 20 hinged along its lower edge so that in opening it is'swung downwardly. The topof the housing is provided with an elongated opening 21 conforming in contour to a housing extension H likewise formed of sheet metal or other suitable material and supported on the top of the housing H in surrounding relation to the opening 21, asclearly illustrated in Figure 3. The top of the housing extension is provided with an upstanding collar 22 which, as shown in Figure 7, is provided with a V-shaped notch 23 in which is adapted to be received a V-shaped lug24lformed on the outer periphery of an annulus 25, the latter being insertible into the collar, as illustrated in Figure 5.

" This annulus 25 is formed'integral with a finish plate 26 adapted to lie flush with the upper surface of the'drainboard D, when in applied position thereto, as illustrated in Figure 3, and provided on its under side with L-shaped tongues 27 which are adapted to engage within the tile work or other surface finish of the drainboardfor securing the plate permanently within the drainboard.

The annulus is provided interiorly with an annular flange or collar 28 adapted to engage an annular flange 29- onthe upper end of a chute S in a manner to support the chute in depending relation to the annulus and so that such chute will extend downwardly through the collar 22 into the housing extension H. The chute S is rotatable in the annulus 25 to occupy either oftwo extreme positions defined by diametrically opposed lugs 30 in depending relation to the flange 28, as shown in Figures 3 and 6, and a third lug 31 on the outer surface-of the chute S. This latter lug 31 also engages the under side of the flange 28 to prevent accidental upward movement of the chute within the annulus and to thereb insure the easy rotation of the chute to eit er of its extreme positions. Inorder to permit the insertion of the chute int the annulus, the flange 28 is recessed or slotted, as indicated at 32, in Figure 6, and through this slot the lug can be extended to engage beneaththe flange28. When the lug is moved into registration with the slot it will be clear that the chute can be removed for cleaning. a p

The upper or entrance end of the chute S islncrmal y closed by a cover plate 33 which may be completely removable from the annulus or hingedly connected thereto, as desired The lower end of the chute is constructed to provide a laterally disposed opening 34 which is normally closed by a gate or door 35 of the same ovate contour as the opening andhingedlysupported at its upper end, as indicated at 36, toswing upwardly, the gateibeing yieldablyur ed to closed position y means ofa spring. .3 associated with the hmgei36. It will, ofcourse, be understood thatthe spring is relatively weak, so as to permit the weight of refuse deposited into thechute to .open the. ate in allowing the refuse to be discharged mm the chute. This .Bfimay be removable or dispensed with ut when in place functions to prevent updraftsin the chute and the passage of odors upwardly of the. chute.

Inpractice, the cans or receptacles 18 and midi-exposed within the compartments 16 and 1750f the housingiH are designed toreceive perishable and im rishable refuse, res ectively and-when t ese cans are in app ied position, as shown in,Figure 2, they are in refuse receiving relation with respect-to an refuse discharged into the housing throug the opening 21. When it is desired to discharge perishable refase into the receptacle 18, the cover 33 is first removed and the chute 3 turned so that its discharge end is dispnfled directly above thereceptacle 18. The refuse may be now deposited into the chute i and through the medium of the latter discharged into the receptacle, the gate 35 opening under the weight of the refuse, as has When discharging imperishabBr-mfuse into the receptacle 19, the chute 3 is turned to its other extreme position, as indicated in dash lines in Figure 4, in which the discharge endis disposed directly above the receptacle 19. It will be understood that by depositing the refuse into the chute it will The move- Inent'of the chute S to either of its two extreme positions, as well as its removal from the annulus, is facilitated by the provision ofa lip 38 formed interiorly of the chute at its upper end. i

Incident to the collection of the refuse by public carriers, the cans 18 and 19 can be removed from the housin H and emptied at a point exteriorly of the ouse, access being gained to the housing by opening of the door 20.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of refuse disposal apparatus embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A refuse disposal apparatus comprising a chute mounted with its entrance end in the drain-board of a sink, a housing below the chute in which may be placed a pair of receptacles to receive refuse discharged from the chute, means for mounting the chute in the drain-board of a sink for Inovement to occupy either of two extreme positions in one ofwhich refuse will be discharged into one receptacle and in the other of which refuse will be discharged into the other receptacle, and means on the chute accessible through the upper end thereof by which the chute may be manually moved to either of said positions.

2. A refuse disposal apparatus comprising a chute mounted with its entrance end in the drain board of a sink, a housing below the chute in which may be placed a pair of receptacles to receive refuse discharged from the chute, said chute being supported for movement tooccupyeither of two extreme positions in one of which refuse will be discharged into one receptacle and in the other of. which refuse will be discharged into the other receptacle, and a gate for closing the discharge end of the chute yieldably urged to closed position.

3. In a refuse disposal apparatus,a chute having a lateral discharge opening, and means for mounting the chute in the drainboard of a sink to allow the chute to be moved to either of two extreme positions in which the discharge opening occupies either of two extreme positions, said mounting comprising an annulus having an interior flange, a flange on the chute engaging the flange of the annulus to support the chute for rotation in the annulus, and co-acting lugs on the chute and annulus for limiting the rotational movement of the chute in either direction to define the two extreme positions.

4. In a refuse disposal apparatus, a chute having a lateral discharge opening, means for mounting the chute in the drainboard of a sink to allow the chute to be moved to either of two extreme positions in Which the discharge opening occupies either of two extreme positions, and a closure for the lateral opening opening outwardly and yieldably urged to closed position. I

5. A refuse disposal apparatus comprisits ing a housing having an openin in the top thereof and an open side, a partition within the housing for dividing the latter into two compartments, a door for closing the open side of the housing, a housing extension on the top thereof in surrounding relation to said opening, a collar on the extension, an annulus removably fitted in the collar, a finish plate on the annulus, a chute rotatable in the collar and having a laterally disposed discharge end, said chute being rotatable in the annulus to occupy either of two extreme positions in which its discharge end is disposed to discharge refuse into either of said receptacles, co-acting lugs on the annulus and chute for defining the two extreme positions of the chute, and a gate for closing the discharge end of said chute and yieldably urged to closed position.

6. A refuse disposal apparatus as embodied in claim 5 wherein the collar is provided with a recess, and an annulus with a lug extending into the recess for positioning the am nulus in the collar.

7. An apparatus as embodied in claim 5' PAUL A. MOESSMER. 

